30th Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations Announced

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Published on Wednesday, 26 November 2014 11:22

2015 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS

BEST FEATURE

                Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

                Producers: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, Arnon Milchan, James W.               Skotchdopole

                Boyhood

                Producers: Richard Linklater, Jonathan Sehring, John Sloss, Cathleen       Sutherland

                Love is Strange

                Producers: Lucas Joaquin, Lars Knudsen, Ira Sachs, Jayne Baron                 Sherman, Jay Van Hoy

                Selma

                Producers: Christian Colson, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Oprah          Winfrey

                Whiplash

                Producers: Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, David Lancaster, Michael Litvak

BEST DIRECTOR

                Damien Chazelle - Whiplash      

                Ava DuVernay -Selma

                Alejandro G. Iñárritu  - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

                Richard Linklater - Boyhood

                David Zellner - Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter

BEST SCREENPLAY

                Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski - Big Eyes

                J.C. Chandor - A Most Violent Year

                Dan Gilroy - Nightcrawler

                Jim Jarmusch - Only Lovers Left Alive

Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias - Love is Strange

BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)

                A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

                Director: Ana Lily Amirpour

                Producers: Justin Begnaud, Sina Sayyah

                Dear White People

                Director/Producer: Justin Simien

                Producers: Effie T. Brown, Ann Le, Julia Lebedev, Angel Lopez, Lena Waithe

                Nightcrawler

                Director: Dan Gilroy

                Producers: Jennifer Fox, Tony Gilroy, Jake Gyllenhaal, David Lancaster, Michel Litvak

                Obvious Child

                Director: Gillian Robespierre

                Producer: Elisabeth Holm

                She's Lost Control

                Director/Producer: Anja Marquardt

                Producers: Mollye Asher, Kiara C. Jones

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

                Desiree Akhavan = Appropriate Behavior

              Sara Colangelo - Little Accidents

Justin Lader - The One I Love

                Anja Marquardt - She's Lost Control

                Justin Simien - Dear White People

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD - Given to the best feature made for under $500,000.  Award given to the writer, director and producer.  Executive Producers are not awarded.

Blue Ruin

                Writer/Director: Jeremy Saulnier

                Producers:  Richard Peete, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani

It Felt Like Love

                Writer/Director/Producer: Eliza Hittman, Producers: Shrihari Sathe, Laura Wagner

                Land Ho!

                Writers/Directors: Aaron Katz & Martha Stephens, Producers: Christina Jennings, Mynette Louie, Sara Murphy

                Man From Reno

                Writer/Director: Dave Boyle, Writers: Joel Clark, Michael Lerman, Producer: Ko Mori

                Test

                Writer/Director/Producer: Chris Mason Johnson, Producer: Chris Martin

BEST FEMALE LEAD

                Marion Cotillard - The Immigrant

Rinko Kikuchi - Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter

                Julianne Moore - Still Alice

                Jenny Slate - Obvious Child

                Tilda Swinton - Only Lovers Left Alive     

BEST MALE LEAD

André Benjamin - Jimi: All Is By My Side

                Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler

                Michael Keaton - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

John Lithgow -Love is Strange

                David Oyelowo - Selma

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE

                Patricia Arquette - Boyhood

                Jessica Chastain - A Most Violent Year

                Carmen Ejogo - Selma

                Andrea Suarez Paz - Stand Clear of the Closing Doors

                Emma Stone -Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

BEST SUPPORTING MALE

                Riz Ahmed - Nightcrawler

                Ethan Hawke - Boyhood

Alfred Molina - Love is Strange

                Edward Norton - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

                J.K. Simmons -Whiplash

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

                Darius Khondji - The Immigrant

                Emmanuel Lubezki - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

                Sean Porter - It Felt Like Love

                Lyle Vincent - A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

Bradford Young - Selma

BEST EDITING                                  

Sandra Adair - Boyhood

                Tom Cross - Whiplash

                John Gilroy - Nightcrawler

                Ron Patane - A Most Violent Year

                Adam Wingard - The Guest

BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer)

                20,000 Days on Earth - Directors: Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard, Producers: Dan Bowen, James Wilson         

CITIZENFOUR - Director/Producer: Laura Poitras, Producers: Mathilde Bonnefoy, Dirk Wilutzky 

Stray Dog - Director: Debra Granik Producer: Anne Rosellini       

                The Salt of the Earth -Directors: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and Wim Wenders, Producer: David Rosier

Virunga, Director/Producer: Orlando von Einsiedel, Producer: Joanna Natasegara

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director)

                Force Majeure (Sweden)Director: Ruben Östlund            

Ida (Poland)Director: Pawel Pawlikowski             

                Leviathan(Russia)Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev

                Mommy (Canada)Director: Xavier Dolan              

                Norte, the End of History (Philippines)Director: Lav Diaz              

                Under the Skin (United Kingdom)Director: Jonathan Glazer        

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD - (Given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast)

Inherent Vice Director: Paul Thomas Anderson

Casting Director: Cassandra Kulukundis

Ensemble Cast: Josh Brolin, Martin Donovan, Jena Malone, Joanna Newsom, Joaquin Phoenix, Eric Roberts, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short Serena Scott Thomas, Benicio Del Toro, Katherine Waterston, Michael Kenneth Williams, Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon

SPECIAL DISTINCTION AWARD

                Foxcatcher Director/Producer: Bennett Miller   

                Producers: Anthony Bregman, Megan Ellison, Jon Kilik,

Writers: E. Max Frye, Dan Futterman

                Actors: Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, Channing Tatum        

18^th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD – The 18^th annual Producers Award, sponsored by Piaget, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality, independent films.  The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget.

Chad Burris, Elisabeth Holm, Chris Ohlson

21^st ANNUAL KIEHL’S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – The 21^st annual Someone to Watch Award, sponsored by Kiehl’s Since 1851, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition.  The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Kiehl’s Since 1851.

                A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night - Director: Ana Lily Amirpour

H. - Directors: Rania Attieh & Daniel Garcia          

                The Retrieval -Director: Chris Eska           

20^th ANNUAL LENSCRAFTERS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – The 20^th annual Truer Than Fiction Award, sponsored by LensCrafters is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition.  The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by LensCrafters.

                Approaching the Elephant - Director: Amanda Rose Wilder         

                Evolution of a Criminal - Director: Darius Clark Monroe

The Kill Team - Director: Dan Krauss       

                The Last Season - Director: Sara Dosa